Tetrarogidae

Wispy waspfish

Paracentropogon longispinis

Thirteen Centimeters Tetrarogid Fish from the Indian Ocean

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Pacific Ocean
• East Asia
• Oceania
• South Asia
• Deep-bodied
• Small
• Tropical fish

Paracentropogon longispinis, the wispy waspfish, sailfin waspfish, whiteface waspfish or whiteface roguefish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a waspfish belonging to the subfamily Tetraroginae, which is classified as part of the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes and their relatives. It is found in the central Indo-West Pacific. It is the type species of the genus Paracentropogon.